Pray and Spray With the ‘Special Case’ Briefcase Gun
Gun-maker Heckler & Koch’s Spezialkoffer — “Special Case” — is a clandestine weapon for personal-protection details. Offering the firepower of an MP5K in a concealed package, the Special Case first appeared in the late 1970s and is still available... Read more
Ranger Things
A recent article on Military.com claims that the Pentagon’s Close Combat Lethality Task Force... Read more
The U.S. Navy Reveals Two Future Submarine Classes
The U.S. Navy plans to develop two new classes of submarine, according to congressional... Read more
Luck and Friendly Strangers Gave Martin Grier’s High-Tech New Rifle Its Chance
Colorado gunsmith Martin Grier has invented a new kind of rifle — one that... Read more
In 1987, U.S. Navy F-14s Engaged Phantom Iranian Planes
When it debuted in 1974, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was supposed to replace the... Read more
The sinking of the Russian navy’s biggest dry dock could spell trouble, and change, for the world’s third-biggest navy....
Looks Like China Has a Carrier Drone
China apparently possesses a jet-propelled unmanned aerial vehicle that’s suitable for tests aboard a future, catapult-equipped aircraft carrier. The...
Whitewashing the Vietnam War
Here’s a paradox of the last few decades. As American military power has been less and less effective in...
George Reaben’s ‘Torpedo Crossbow’ Seems Problematic
In November 1919 George Birkley Reaben of New York filed a patent for an explosive torpedo that could be...
‘They Will Not Forgive Us’
It was only an announcement, but think of it as the beginning of a journey into Hell. In late...
China’s Got a Powerful New Anti-Ship Missile
China has a potentially powerful new anti-ship missile. And if the Chinese navy deploys it in large numbers, it...
Brass Parachutes
Governments and corporations want to make sure their leaders and employees act in the best interest of the organization....
It’s Unlikely Iran Will Stop Developing Missiles
Iran is continuing to develop increasingly long-range ballistic missiles — and is firing some shorter-range missiles in combat —...
Wars Are Rarely Fought Sober
Although that was the case throughout most of human history, it seems inconceivable that today’s professional U.S. military would...
Russia’s Assembling a Drone-Jamming Force
The Russian military is getting better at taking down enemy drones. That could have serious implications for the United...
Russia’s Giant Dry Dock Sank With an Aircraft Carrier Inside
PD-50, a huge floating dry dock at the 82nd Repair Shipyard in Roslyakovo, Russia, accidentally sank on Oct. 29,...
Socializing America’s Defense Industry
Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard...
Woodrow Wilson Really, Really Worried About Germans Getting Silencers
The United States’ declaration of war on the German Empire in 1917 mentions by name the U.S.-made Maxim silencer....
Facebook Let Myanmar Perpetrate Genocide
During the infamous Rwandan genocide of 1994, radio stations such as Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines helped foment—and...
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Sails Closer to Joining the Fleet
China’s first homemade aircraft carrier left her home port of Dalian for her third sea trial on Oct. 28,...
